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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally part of a more elevated register, but shifted to colloquial or even vulgar usage when wc came into use. Said to derive from French plaît-il.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
plee m (plural plees, diminutive pleetje n)
Usage notes[edit]
May be considered inappropriate in formal settings. The word was however considered polite until the early twentieth century.
Derived terms[edit]
Friulian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pleâ. Compare Italian piega.
Noun[edit]
plee f
Related terms[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
plee
- Alternative form of ple
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